Benjamin Franklin didn't attend college...(or is it collage nya?) The educational background of the Founding Fathers was diverse. Some, like Franklin, were largely self-taught and had received scant formal training. Others had obtained instruction from private tutors or at academies. About half of the individuals had at tended or graduated from college in the British North American colonies or abroad. Some men held advanced and honorary degrees. For the most part, the delegates were a well-educated group.
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8 US Presidents did not attend college at all.
Twelve US Presidents did not receive a college degree.
President Andrew Johnson is the US president who never attended school. He was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 29, 1808. His father died when he was young and his family lived in poverty.
Eight presidents did not go to college at all. They were George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Marvin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, Millard Filmore Abraham Lincoln. Andrew Johnson and Grover Cleveland.
William Henry Harrison and William McKinley went to college but did not graduate. Harry Truman did not get a college degree, he did take some classes at Kansas City Law School.
All of the others earned college degrees.
Andrew Jackson was the first president to not go to college. Many believe that it is Washington, but he did go to the College of William and Mary and received a surveyor's license.
Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has produced the most U.S. Presidents, which is eight. Harvard also produced four US Vice Presidents.
No US presidents were named Nathaniel.
If you're asking whether any US Presidents were constitutionally ineligible to hold office, the answer is no.
There hasn't been any presidents from Rhode Island, yet.
There have been seven U.S. presidents who did not have a high school diploma. These presidents are George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln, and Grover Cleveland. Many of these presidents achieved success through self-education, apprenticeships, or military service.